Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
September 19, 2022
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Denver | 666 | (25) | 1 | 31-9-1 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 634 | (7) | 4 | 26-13-0 | 1 |
| 3 | Minnesota State University | 589 | (2) | 1 | 38-6-0 | 1 |
| 4 | University of North Dakota | 549 | 9 | 24-14-1 | 1 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 351 | 5 | 22-16-4 | 1 | |
| 6 | University of Michigan | 459 | 3 | 31-10-1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Quinnipiac University | 439 | 7 | 32-7-3 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 412 | 8 | 28-12-0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Northeastern University | 400 | 12 | 25-13-1 | 1 | |
| 10 | University of Massachusetts | 368 | 10 | 22-13-2 | 1 | |
| 11 | Harvard University | 321 | 15 | 21-11-3 | 1 | |
| 12 | Western Michigan University | 258 | 6 | 26-12-1 | 1 | |
| 13 | St Cloud State University | 253 | 11 | 18-15-4 | 1 | |
| 14 | Boston University | 213 | NR | 19-13-3 | 1 | |
| 15 | Providence College | 188 | NR | 22-14-2 | 1 | |
| 16 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 165 | 13 | 21-11-3 | 1 | |
| 17 | Clarkson University | 132 | NR | 21-10-6 | 1 | |
| 18 | Ohio State University | 128 | NR | 22-13-2 | 1 | |
| 19 | Cornell University | 85 | NR | 18-10-4 | 1 | |
| 20 | Northern Michigan University | 83 | NR | 20-16-1 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan Tech 59, Boston College 50, Penn State 49, Omaha 22, Bowling Green 18, UConn 15, Arizona State 13, AIC 13, LSSU 9, RIT 9, USAF 6, Bemidji State 4, Colgate 4, Merrimack 3, Wisconsin 3.
